Monaco, 11 May, 2018
Today's (11 May) Bonhams Monaco sale, which included a rich variety of
celebrated racing cars and sought-after classics, concluded at 10pm with a
total of €13,600,000 achieved. Highlights of the sale were the first and final
Monaco Grand Prix cars used by Ayrton Senna at the world-famous street
circuit – his final Monaco GP car, the 1993 McLaren-Cosworth Ford
MP4/8A, sold in the room for €4,197,500 after a lengthy and spirited bidding
exchange.
Senna’s first Monaco Grand Prix car, the 1984 Toleman-Hart TG184 that
sparked his infamous rivalry with Alain Prost, far exceeded its pre-sale
estimate of €750,000-1,000,000, realising an impressive €1,610,000 after an
intense bidding battle between several buyers in the grounds of the beautiful
Villa La Vigie.
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